PBK

Music:

Member Since: 10/14/2007
Band Website: noiseambient.com
Sounds Like:
Tout Va Bien by PBK (Brume Mix)
Video produced and directed by Greg De Liso, 2008.

CURRENT RELEASES

GOVERNMENT ALPHA/PBK - AUDITORY HALLUCINATION OF DROWSY AFTERNOON(Xerxes, Japan)
PBK collaboration with Japan’s Government Alpha. All sound material recorded during improvised sessions while on the 2004 U.S. "Family Reunion" tour. Mixes PBK’s turntablist-noiseambient with Govt. Alpha’s unique approach to the Japanoise aesthetic. This one runs the gamut from power electronics to avant space rock to electroacoustic junk sessions. Beautiful full color artwork collages by Yasutoshi Yoshida. CD release available from Xerxes .

REVIEW: "GA and PBK utilise every weapon available in their respective considerable arsenals, distorting, twisting, abusing, transmuting, fragmenting, rending, torturing, compressing, flaying, and finally leaving the ragged remains for dead, lying in a pool of blood, piss and excrement; pulling out the sound of those squealing, screeching microseconds before impact and stretching it past anything it was ever meant to endure. This is a battery of intense magnitude and constancy, never letting up, never allowing for however brief a time any form of respite or relief, it just keeps coming on relentlessly and determinedly. Whatever the original intentions of the creators may have been, I can unequivocally attest to the power and might of this fine collaborative effort, bringing with it the hope that these two might venture to grace us with more of their nuclear vision sometime in the future."

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PBK & BRENT GUTZEIT - PBK/BMG 1(Gameboy Records, USA)
Brilliant collaboration teams PBK with Brent Gutzeit of TV Pow. Beautiful CDR in a limited edition of 100 copies available from Gameboy .

REVIEW: "Michigan master PBK has been making beautifully composed noise since I was in grade school and BMG - (aka Brent Gutzeit) should be known to most as CEO of Television Power Electric and as an established Kranky recording artist. These two have a wealth of knowledge in the experimental music realm and skills with almost as much range. With their vast combined talents, the gentlemen produce five uniquely diverse works here, spanning the borders of various subgenres and utilizing everything they could get their hands on. In their warped world guitars become gongs, computers are transformed into human hearts and vinyl breathes. Believe it."

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PBK - RETRO 4CD BOXSET(Waystyx Records, Russia)
Massive retrospective featuring Die Brucke & Asesino, two remastered noise classics from 1988, a third disc of early PBK ambient music compiled & remastered by Vidna Obmana, and a fourth "anti-music" disc which lists credits and other info. An instant collector’s item! Available from Waystyx Records .

REVIEWS: " ...(PBK’s) creations have aged splendidly, still sounding modern, disquieting at times, gorgeous more often. A real juxtaposition of hope and despair, confirming PBK as an unsung hero of iconoclastic spellbinding."

"This material is very diverse in form, sometimes calm and hypnotic, sometimes aggressive noise collage and complete models of abstract audio artistry. The infinite labyrinths of dischord and the amorphous sonic sculptures which are turned into the compound circuits of machine improvisation and random processes - all this is capable of turning the heads of the new listener to uncommon musical sensations. Epochal release on the Moscow label, Waystyx..."

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PBK & ADAM MOKAN - SPLIT CD(Cohort Records, USA)
Limited edition cd-r with hand-painted cover from Cohort Records. PBK and Adam Mokan(8-Bit Porno) provide exclusive solo tracks for this split release. A fascinating glimpse into the old and new schools of noise music! Available from Cohort Records .

REVIEWS: "The entire spectrum of audio unpredictability is analyzed in PBK’s soundscapes; reminiscent of his past glories in the post-industrial area, but also a highly skilled hypnotizer (don’t forget his collaboration with Vidna Obmana), PBK juxtaposes the scary and the (sort of) sweet in metaphysical potions where one feels like continuously spinning with a hole in the center of the body, flesh constantly ripped by a needle."

"Think of these tracks as sound sculptures for the more enlightened and adventurous listener and you’ll be half way there to understanding the music PBK has laid down. Not an easy going or getting into experience but one that rewards those with an open mind and an ear to the left of base form of music. 35+ minutes in the company of PBK is worth every second of the experience."

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PBK - A NOISE SUPREME, EARLY SOLO WORKS 1986-89 CD(XDEY Records, USA)
Limited edition cd-r on XDEY! This retrospective release features some of PBK’s first recorded works and super-rare tracks from long out of print compilations, hand-picked and remastered by PBK! Available from XDEY.

REVIEWS: "Beautiful use of subliminal, tectonic loop constructions, ecstatic slow-mo globes and harsh early industrial sound walls."

"Every track here is a killer..."

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VARIOUS ARTISTS - ...IT JUST IS (IN MEMORIAM: JHONN BALANCE) 2CD(Fulldozer Records, Russia)
Features PBK, Scanner, Alec Empire, Chris Connelly, KK Null, Thighpaulsandra, Mystified, Schlammpeitziger, Alva Noto, Theodor Bastard and many others. PBK contributes the title track for this 2CD compilation of international experimental and industrial musicians in tribute to the fallen co-leader of Coil. First edition sold out immediately. To order check with Fulldozer.

REVIEW: "Despite Coil’s lofty aesthetic, these 27 groups and artists more than rise to the challenge of paying homage to the unpredictable, self-destructive Balance."

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VARIOUS ARTISTS -
MITTEN STATE TRANSMISSIONS BOXSET(WHFR/Top Quality Rock & Roll, USA)
Features PBK, Govt. Alpha, Wolf Eyes, Mammal, Black Tent, Cotton Museum, Windy & Carl, Hive Mind, Dead Machines and many others. PBK contributes an exclusive collab track with Govt. Alpha(Japan) for this 4CD boxset of Michigan-based experimental, noise, electronic and space rock. Includes a bonus dvd of performances from the Earcandy Festival held in Detroit, with rare live footage of PBK. Available for $20, all proceeds benefit WHFR independent radio. To order please check the WHFR website.

REVIEWS: "Adventurous ears the world over are seeking out fringe artists from our own back yard(Michigan), and this rich collection does its best and noisiest to explain why."

"An impressive historical collection and a road map essential to anyone wanting to dive into the rich treasures this scene has to offer."

PAST RELEASES

Macrophage/Toil & The Reap CD
ND Records

Shadows Of Prophecy/In His Throes CD
ND Records

Transphere 1997-99 CD
Erewhon Records

System-Music-End CD
RRR Records

Life-Sense Revoked CD
Lunhare Records

Domineer/Asesino/Retro 3LP Boxset
RRR Records

Five Manifestoes CD
Realization Records

Dreams In Moving Space CD
Electroshock Records

A Moment Of Infinity CD
Electroshock Records

Record Label: Waystyx, Electroshock, Gameboy, ND, RRR, etc.
Type of Label: Indie